setting
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~ a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
setting
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~ arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
setting
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~ the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
setting
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~ a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
setting
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~ the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
setting hen
— Noun
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~ a domestic hen ready to brood
setting
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~ the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
settle
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~ a long wooden bench with a back
settle
— Verb
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~ accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
settle
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~ end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
settle
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~ become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
settle
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~ settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
settle
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~ get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
settle
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~ become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
settle
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~ take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
settle
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~ go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
settle
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~ fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
settle
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~ make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
settle
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~ cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)